Group to New Rochelle: Dump Echo Bay plan

Petitioners say project unfair to taxpayers

12:04 AM,
Apr. 29, 2013

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A group of residents has launched a petition calling on the city to scrap plans for the Echo Bay waterfront and allow developers to bid anew on the project.

"As it's structured right now, it's not a fair deal for the taxpayers of New Rochelle," said Jeffrey Hastie, a member of Citizens for a Better New Rochelle. Hastie is also a member of the city Board of Education.

The group has set up a Facebook page and started an online petition at Change.org that had garnered 352 signatures as of Sunday night. ...